[CLI reference](/reference/cli/docker/buildx/imagetools/create.md#annotation).

## Inspect annotations

To view annotations on an **image index**, use the `docker buildx imagetools
inspect` command. This shows you any annotations for the index and descriptors
(references to manifests) that the index contains. The following example shows
an `org.opencontainers.image.documentation` annotation on a descriptor, and an
`org.opencontainers.image.authors` annotation on the index.

```console {hl_lines=["10-12","19-21"]}
$ docker buildx imagetools inspect <IMAGE> --raw
{
  "schemaVersion": 2,
  "mediaType": "application/vnd.oci.image.index.v1+json",
  "manifests": [
    {
      "mediaType": "application/vnd.oci.image.manifest.v1+json",
      "digest": "sha256:d20246ef744b1d05a1dd69d0b3fa907db007c07f79fe3e68c17223439be9fefb",
      "size": 911,
      "annotations": {
        "org.opencontainers.image.documentation": "https://foo.example/docs",
      },
      "platform": {
        "architecture": "amd64",
        "os": "linux"
      }
    },
  ],
  "annotations": {
    "org.opencontainers.image.authors": "dvdksn"
  }
}
```

To inspect annotations on a manifest, use the `docker buildx imagetools
inspect` command and specify `<IMAGE>@<DIGEST>`, where `<DIGEST>` is the digest
of the manifest:

```console {hl_lines="22-25"}
$ docker buildx imagetools inspect <IMAGE>@sha256:d20246ef744b1d05a1dd69d0b3fa907db007c07f79fe3e68c17223439be9fefb --raw
{
  "schemaVersion": 2,
  "mediaType": "application/vnd.oci.image.manifest.v1+json",
  "config": {
    "mediaType": "application/vnd.oci.image.config.v1+json",
    "digest": "sha256:4368b6959a78b412efa083c5506c4887e251f1484ccc9f0af5c406d8f76ece1d",
    "size": 850
  },
  "layers": [
    {
      "mediaType": "application/vnd.oci.image.layer.v1.tar+gzip",
      "digest": "sha256:2c03dbb20264f09924f9eab176da44e5421e74a78b09531d3c63448a7baa7c59",
      "size": 3333033
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "application/vnd.oci.image.layer.v1.tar+gzip",
      "digest": "sha256:4923ad480d60a548e9b334ca492fa547a3ce8879676685b6718b085de5aaf142",
      "size": 61887305
    }
  ],
  "annotations": {
    "index,manifest:org.opencontainers.image.vendor": "foocorp",
    "org.opencontainers.image.source": "https://git.example/foo.git",
  }
}
```

## Specify annotation level

By default, annotations are added to the image manifest. You can specify which